汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 摆布
摆布 (擺布)
to arrange / to order about / to manipulate
〈动〉❶安排;布置:这间屋子~得十分雅致。❷操纵;支配(别人行动):任人~|随意~人。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我讨厌他摆布人。

I hate the way he manipulates people.

普通人任由千人一面的官僚们摆布

Ordinary people are at the mercy of faceless bureaucrats.

她利用自身的魅力来摆布别人。

She uses her charm to manipulate people.

越来越多穷人受昧良心的放债人摆布

Poor people are increasingly at the mercy of heartless money-lenders.

他机灵且善于摆布别人,有着很强的个性。

He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.

他被赶下台,由一个比较容易摆布的继任者取代。

He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.

我对走进D厅受那些罪犯的摆布心怀忧惧。

I dreaded going over to D hall to be manipulated by prisoners.

他感觉到大部分的海外务工人员完全受中介中间人的摆布

He feels that most migrant workers are completely at the mercy of middlemen and brokers.

我不会听任失败的摆布,因为我相信只要一直努力就能取得进步。

I will never resign myself to failure for I believe I can make progress if I keep trying.

因此,他明确表示,她不是别人的所有物,不必被成年人随心所欲地摆布

Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.